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The scientific program was built on controversial
themes. Parallel sessions covered three main
areas: Critical Care, Trauma Management, and
Injury Prevention. Four workshops were held
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Sonography of Trauma, Critical Care Ultrasound,
High Frequency Ventilation, and reading a
trauma chest-X-ray.
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North America, Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia,
New Zealand and the GCC countries have
participated in the conference. More than 600
participants attended the meeting.
This International Conference provided a forum
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trauma management and critical care as
well as strategies for optimizing prevention. The
meeting focused on recent advances and controversies
through interaction with renowned
international speakers. Issues addressed included
management and critical care of trauma
patients, abdominal trauma, angioembolization,
and new trends in trauma research. Specific
important topic sessions included psychological
aspects of trauma, clinical reasoning, trauma
education and training.
E) Publications and Abstracts
In 2011, the group has published 15 papers
related to trauma in international refereed jour-
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improved. These papers stemmed from collaborative
work with Tawam and Al-Ain Hospitals
networking between the University and these
two institutions. The group has presented more
than fifty abstracts and oral presentations at
national and international meetings in 2011. Details
of these publications and presentations are
also to be found in the relevant Departmental
Reports (Department of Surgery, and Department
of Community Medicine).
E) International recognition:
1. Professor Abu-Zidan was the Chair of the
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Trauma, Accident and Emergency Conference,
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2. Professor Abu-Zidan was the Guest Editor for
two symposia on Critical Sonography for the
Journal of Emergencies Trauma and Shock
(Published in USA 2011/2012).
3. Professor Abu-Zidan was invited to be the
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with Sonography for Trauma. 12th European
Congress of Trauma and Emergency Surgery,
Milan, Italy, April 27-30, 2011.
Awards:
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the Second International Conference: Trauma
Management, Critical Care and Prevention,
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poster: Pediatric Trauma Research in the Gulf
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Presentation Prize in the Injury Prevention
Section of the Second International
Conference. Trauma Management, Critical
Care and Prevention. Al Ain, UAE, February
2011 on his oral presentation: Road traffic
collisions caused by drivers falling asleep
(Fig 5).
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Presentation Prize of the injury prevention
section of the Second International
Conference: Trauma Management, Critical
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related Injuries of Hospitalized Patients in a
High-income Developing Country.
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presentation prize in the Trauma Section
of the International Conference: Trauma
Management, Critical Care and Prevention,
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presentation: Characteristics of interpersonal
violence from Al Ain trauma registry.
5. Professor Fikri Abu-Zidan won the Third
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Research Conference, 12-13 Dec 2011, Abu
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in United Arab Emirates: A 6 year prospective
study.
Media Reports on Trauma Group activities
The Trauma Group research activities on Trauma
Registries have attracted considerable Media attention
in 2011 including international coverage
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